The developed countries are responsible for 44% of waste, and in the U.S. alone, the average person throws away their body weight in rubbish every month.

发达国家要对44%的垃圾负责，而且单是在美国，平均每个人每个月会扔掉相当于他们身体的量的垃圾。

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The developed countries are responsible for 44% of waste, and in the US alone, the average person throws away their body weight in rubbish every month.

有44%的垃圾是由发达国家产生的；且仅在美国，平均每个人每月都要扔掉相当于他们体重重量的垃圾。

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In fact, assuming everything stays the same and you commit to this plan and are of average weight, you'll lose about 15 pounds in a year.

实际上，假定前提条件一样，你是属于平均体重并且能够每天能遵守此计划，你一年内就会减掉15磅。

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The report published on Tuesday - part-funded by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) - looked more at changes in the average weight and height of passengers in the past few decades than the highly-publicised fears over so-called "traveller's thrombosis".

BBC: Civil Aviation Authority report

For example, the average weight for a passenger traveling in the summer (including carry-on luggage) went from 180 pounds in 1995 to 190 pounds in 2003.

CNN: Airline policies juggle larger passengers

In one study, the average weight loss for a group taking a higher dose (32 mg) of naltrexone plus bupropion for about a year was 6.1% while for a lower dose (16 mg) it was 5%. (People taking a placebo had an average weight loss of 1.3%.) However, only half the participants who started the trial actually finished it.

CNN: Combo of old drugs offers new hope in obesity fight